"Fort Douglas" - Salt Lake City
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member aj-8-52
N 40° 45.589 W 111° 50.104
12T E 429514 N 4512430
A good preserved Fort serving as housing for University of Utah, east side of Salt Lake City.
Waymark Code: WM1RAA
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 06/30/2007
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Jake39
Views: 65

In the midst of the Civil War, Colonel Patrick Edward Connor and the California-Nevada Volunteers were ordered to the Utah Territory for the purpose of guarding the Overland Mail Route; they arrived in October of 1862.
The Post was originally called Camp Douglas, in honor of the recently deceased Illinois Senator Stephen A. Douglas who had been an ally of the West.
Through a University President appointed task force, it was determined that the best “re-use” of Fort Douglas would be to reintroduce its long-standing function as a residential village, and that the best location for the University of Utah’s student housing and the new guesthouse would be within the area of the Fort.
Museum Hours: Tuesday-Friday 12:00 to 5:00 PM Saturday 12:00 to 4:00 PM Closed Sunday, Monday and Federal Holiday weekends.
The year the "Fort" was constructed or started.: 1862

Name of "Country" or "Nation" that constructed this "Fort": United States of America

Was this "Fort" involved in any armed conflicts?: Yes it was

What was the primary purpose of this "Historic Fort"?: For encampment of an army

Current condition: Nice

This site is administered by ----: University of Utah

Open to the public?: Open or unrestricted access.

Official or advertised web-page: [Web Link]

Link to web-site that best describes this "Historic Fort": [Web Link]

Link if this "Fort" is registered on your Countries/ State "Registry of Historical Sites or Buildi: [Web Link]

If admission is charged -: Not Listed

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